elevated position

collocation in English

meaningsofelevatedandposition

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elevated
adjective
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.veɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈel.ə.veɪ.t̬ɪd/
raised:
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofelevatedandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofelevated position

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Herelevatedpositionon horseback made her visually accessible.
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Traditionally, poleand-thatch houses had no windows, but the wealthier campesinos installed windows as a mark of theirelevatedposition.
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Interestingly, honorary positions likely to be held by local notables, enjoyed anelevatedpositionin the hierarchy.
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The difficulties associated with this seeminglyelevatedpositionwere apparent from the attempts of successive chief executives to define their role.
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Conversely, citizens expected their own advancement or favour with theelevatedpositionof these few, also leading them to view the whole group as doing 'so well'.
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That means that antennae have to be in anelevatedposition, usually mounted on a building or a mast.
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Some of them come from anelevatedposition, whereas others come from a less-elevated one.
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However, such anelevatedpositionbrings with it obligations and responsibilities.
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Nkrumah for 14 years before he reached his presentelevatedposition.
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Maaseik has mostly been safeguarded of floods by its slightlyelevatedpositionon a fluvial terrace.
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The alga benefits from being in a protective environment in anelevatedposition.
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Infected ants develop bright red gasters, tend to be more sluggish, and walk with their gasters in a conspicuouselevatedposition.
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It stands in anelevatedpositionoverlooking the town.
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A destabilising consequence of this development was that the proletariat acquired a stronger and moreelevatedpositionwithin the state.
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It stands on a slightlyelevatedposition, next to the market place.
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They were given an aristocratic colour that reflected their worshipers' moreelevatedpositionin the society.
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Infected ants develop bright red gasters (abdomens), tend to be more sluggish, and walk with their gasters in a conspicuouselevatedposition.
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Kirtipur was in anelevatedpositionwith a fort surrounded by walls and jungles, an ideal place to make inroads into the valley.
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Thiselevatedpositionalso exposes the ground to strong sea breezes which can provide excellent assistance for bowlers.
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The fort, which covers about, consisted of ditches and earth banks topped with a wooden fence in anelevatedpositionabove the marshy land below.
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